Thomson

It’s a heck of a way to run a pre-election campaign. On the eve of an expected election, politicians usually spend their time playing up good news, downplaying the bad, shaking hands and kissing babies.

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Graham Thomson writes on political issues for The Journal.

A graduate of the University of Waterloo's English co-op program, Graham has worked in radio, television and print as a reporter, producer and political writer. Since starting work with the Edmonton Journal in 1995, he has reported on assignments in various parts of the world including Russia and Mexico and has been embedded with Canadian troops for two tours in Afghanistan. Graham has won a National Newspaper Award, a national B'nai Brith award for human rights reporting and was a Canadian Journalism Foundation fellow at the University of Toronto in the 2008-2009 school year.

Thomson

It’s a heck of a way to run a pre-election campaign. On the eve of an expected election, politicians usually spend their time playing up good news, downplaying the bad, shaking hands and kissing babies.

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